Before doing this activity you may need to read the text you will find at the end
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| is / asking me questions / She / always |
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| shopping / have to go / day in, day out / I |
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| five times / it / saw / I |
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| can / They / listen / never |
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| always / I / get up / at 8 a.m. |
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| feel tired? / Do / often / you |
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| usually / some help with the homework / They / need |
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| I / to the dentist / once a year / go / usually |
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| oranges / eat / hardly ever / I |
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| Tom / rarely / help you / if you need it / will |
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| My parents / go on holiday / almost never |
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| Begin the sentence with YESTERDAY |
| me / Yesterday, / she / phoned / twice |
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| have lunch / you / usually / at home? / Do |
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| I / once a month / to the hairdresser's / go / usually |
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| your car keys / can / find / never / You |
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| know / never / I / what to say |
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| We / soup / every other day / have |
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| every other day. / some petrol / I travel a lot. I / need |
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| several times a year / My car / breaks down |
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| in the mornings. / Something is the matter with me. I / usually / am / very tired |
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| to the gym / three times a week / I / go |
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| dresses / She / in blue / very often |
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| always / win / Does / ? / Kevin |
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| is / late / often / John |
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| go / often / How / do / to the disco? / you |
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| Begin the sentence with SHE |
| She / when you talk to her / rarely / listens |
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| for dinner / eats / often / pizza / Mike |
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| Place it in mid-position (not at the beginning or the end) |
| very often / to help me / My parents / come |
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| dress / Can / I / always / in green? |
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| ? / to the gym / you / every day / go / Do |
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FREQUENCY ADVERBS
These adverbs answer the question: How often?
Here is a list ordered from more to less frequency (percentages are approximative)
ALWAYS (100%)
FREQUENTLY (90%)
USUALLY (85%) = generally, normally
OFTEN (75%)
SOMETIMES (50%) = now and then
OCCASIONALLY (35%)
SELDOM (25%)
RARELY (10%)
HARDLY EVER (5%)
NEVER (0%)
Word order:
One-word adverbs
Before normal verbs (the rest)
- I OFTEN go to the cinema
- He RARELY watches television
After special verbs (to be, have, do, can, will, etc.)
- I am ALWAYS here
- you can NEVER speak fast o
exceptions:
- I HARDLY EVER watch football on TV
- Tim ALMOST NEVER eats pudding
Notice: Some of these can use VERY (with the same position).
- I VERY OFTEN eat potatoes
- We VERY RARELY go to the beach
Two words or more
At the end of the sentence
- I go to the cinema TWICE A MONTH
- He works in the mornings EVERY OTHER DAY (= every two days)
- He watches football DAY IN, DAY OUT (= every day, every single day)
- We go hiking SEVERAL TIMES A YEAR (= a few times every year)
How many times?
Once = x1
Twice = x2
Three times = x3
Four times, etc. = x4
These frequency phrases usually go at the end:
- You have to ring the bell twice
- I go to the cinema once a month
- Tim goes to school three times a week
